Kharkiv

Worth seeing in and around Kharkiv

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Metalist Stadium

   The Metalist Sports Complex, which includes the Metalist Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was the home stadium of the city's namesake professional football club and its local rival Metalist.

   2.5 km · multi-use stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine · Wikipedia
2. 02
   National University of Kharkiv

   The V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, also known as Kharkiv National University or Karazin University, is a public university in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It was founded in 1804 through the efforts of Vasily Karazin, becoming the second oldest university, and the oldest continuously operating one, in modern-day Ukraine.

   1.3 km · university in Ukraine · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Freedom Square

   Freedom Square is the largest city square in Kharkiv, Ukraine and one of the largest in Europe. The square has two parts: round and rectangular.

   1.3 km · square in Kharkiv, Ukraine · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Intercession Cathedral

   The Intercession Cathedral or Pokrovskyi Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in Kharkiv, Ukraine, built in 1689. In addition to the cathedral, the monastery complex includes the seminary, Kharkiv episcopal residence, and the Church of the Mother of God Ozerianska.

   200 m · Eastern Orthodox church in Kharkiv, Ukraine · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Derzhprom

   The Derzhprom or Gosprom building is an office building located on Freedom Square in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Built in the Constructivist style, it was the first modern skyscraper building in the Soviet Union upon its completion in 1928.

   1.6 km · set of buildings located in Freedom Square, Kharkiv, Ukraine · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Kharkiv Ukrainian Drama Theatre

   The Kharkiv Ukrainian Drama Theatre also known as the Taras Shevchenko Kharkiv Academic Ukrainian Drama Theatre is a national theatre founded in 1935 out of remnants of the suppressed Berezil Theatre, which was founded by Les Kurbas in 1922. Kharkiv Ukrainian Drama Theatre has two stages: Main Stage and Small Stage "Berezil".

   300 m · historic site · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Slovo Building

   The Slovo Building is a residential, multi-story building in the Shevchenkivskyi District of Kharkiv. The shape of the building reflects the letter С, the first letter of слово or "word".

   2.1 km · building in Kharkiv, Ukraine · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Dormition Cathedral

   The Assumption or Dormition Cathedral was the main Orthodox church of Kharkiv until the construction of the Annunciation Cathedral in 1901. The cathedral stands on the University Hill by the bank of the Lopan River and dominates the entire downtown.

   300 m · Orthodox church of Kharkiv, Ukraine · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Annunciation Cathedral

   The Annunciation Cathedral is the main Orthodox church of Kharkiv, Ukraine. The pentacupolar Neo-Byzantine structure with a distinctive 80-meter-tall bell tower was completed on 2 October 1888, from designs by a local architect, Mikhail Lovtsov.

   600 m · Orthodox church in Kharkiv, Ukraine · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Kharkiv Choral Synagogue

    The Kharkiv Choral Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located at 12 Pushkinska Street, Kharkiv, in the Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. The architectural style is described as a combination of Romano-Gothic, Gothic Revival, and Moorish Revival.

    300 m · synagogue in Ukraine · Wikipedia

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Things to do

1. 01
   Shevchenko City
2. 02
   Nemo
3. 03
   Maxim Gorky Central Park
4. 04
   Philharmonic

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Where to eat

Sweet World (Sladkiy mir) Confectionery Cafe (Кафе-кондитерская "Сладкий мир"), Kooperativnaya str., 6,.

1. 01
   Familia

   14-A Skrypnika (In the heart of old Kharkiv), toll-free: +38 095 455 93 96, post@familia-ua.com.

2. 02
   Puzata Khata

   It is very popular with locals for low prices and quick service.

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Getting to Kharkiv

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Kharkiv International Airport, 8.6 km · Kharkiv-Pasazhyrskyi railway station, 1.9 km · Maidan Konstytutsii, 100 m · Kholodna Hora, 3.7 km · Tsentralnyi Rynok, 800 m

• Moscow → Kharkiv

  648 km · quickest by road, 19h 55m · ₽3,810–5,100
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• Krasnodar → Kharkiv

  586 km · quickest by road, 13h 30m · ₽2,770–3,690
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• Volgograd → Kharkiv

  613 km · quickest by road, 14h 49m · ₽2,960–3,950
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